Alright guys, it’s time to bust out the livestream drinking game. The guys over at Bioware Austin will be doing a Cantina Livestream on October 11 detailing patch 5.10. Check out the news update below: Cantina Livestream Coming October 11th! Join us on Thursday, October 11th at 3PM PST at www.twitch.tv/swtor for our October Cantina Livestream! The team will be sharing more about some of the great things you can expect in Game Update 5.10 ‘Jedi Under Siege’ which was revealed in our Holiday roadmap from Keith Kanneg. If you haven’t yet, we recommend you check that out here. Here is some of the exciting gameplay we will be talking about! We will reveal what planet you will be able to explore in our new storyline! Get a spoiler-free overview of the new Empire vs Republic storyline. Meet some of the new and returning characters, including Companions, you can expect to run into. Learn…
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SWTOR Patch 5.9.3 and Double Rewards Announcement
Next game update for Star Wars: The old Republic will be released on Wednesday Sept 26. The game will also be running double XP from October 2nd till October 9th. Check out the news below: Hey folks, I just wanted to ensure that all of you saw our announcement yesterday on Twitter. Game Update 5.9.3 will be going live next Wednesday, Sep 26. One additional timing of note is double XP. The event will not be starting right away on launch day. Instead it will start one week later and run for a week. The dates are: 9/26: Game Update 5.9.3 10/2 – 10/9: Double XP Thanks everyone. -eric
The Star Wars: The Old Republic Community Cantina Tour 2018 in New York Cancelled
BioWare is cancelling the The Old Republic Cantina planned for this October due to safety issues! It’s assumed that this change is because of the sad events that happened in Jacksonville recently. Click here to read about Jacksonville from EA’s news. Below is the official news: As we review safety protocols for our events going forward, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Star Wars: The Old Republic community cantina event scheduled for October 4, 2018 in New York City. While we will miss interacting with you in New York, we’ll be taking the event online and will host a Community Cantina Livestream Event in October. Tune into this stream at www.twitch.tv/swtor for details we would have been sharing in New York regarding our ‘Jedi Under Siege’ update. We will also have dev team Q&A, giveaways, and more. Stay tuned for details on the livestream! We know that many of you were…
SWTOR : PTS changes to Vandin Huttball map.
Eric Musco have informed the community that SWTOR developers will be making some changes to Vandin Huttball map. Hey folks, We are aiming to try to have a new PTS patch this week, to be deployed tomorrow. It is possible it will slip to next week, but I will let you know for sure tomorrow. We will have mirrored playtests from last week, if it goes live this week. Here are some of the changes we are making based on your feedback: Made some environmental changes to the map to make it feel a bit less “cluttered.” Removed the “box stack” in the center catwalks and replaced them with forcefields. This gives more visibility across the map as well. Throw the Huttball will now stay in the first pop-up slot if you also have the Gravity Grapple ability. This should address concerns for players who keybind the Throw the Huttball ability….
SWTOR: Fall Roadmap 2018
The Lead Game Producer for SWTOR over at BioWare Austine, has has published the fall roadmap for 2018, detailing Game Update 5.10. Check it out: Hi everyone- This Roadmap introduces the next major storyline as well as exciting new gameplay, guild-focused improvements and more coming this Fall in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™! SUMMER of PvP UPDATE Over the past few months, you had been asking for increased interaction with the development team. So, in our ramp to Game Update 5.9.2 – Galactic Legend, we revitalized our Public Test Server (PTS) process and made significant changes based on your feedback. Your participation was a key part of the update, which includes a new 4v4 Mandalorian Battle Ring Arena and a new Rishi Hideout Stronghold where you can now host your own PvP battles. We’ve been enjoying watching all the creative ways you have been using, and fighting in, your Rishi Hideout Strongholds! We’ve also…
Win Trading in in SWTOR Season 9 And Beyond
Starting with the end of Season 9, BioWare will have a zero-tolerance policy on win trading in SWTOR. No one knows why it took them 9 Seasons, but here is the news: Win Traders in Season 9 and Beyond | 08.07.2018, 07:15 AM Hey folks, Congrats to everyone who participated in Ranked PVP Season 9! It was a hard fought Season and we look forward to seeing you around the fleet with your weapons, mounts, and flairs. One thing that unfortunately comes up during and after a Season is about players who cheat, and in particular, win trade. These are players who manipulate Ranked matchmaking to play with and against specific players in an effort coordinate winning and losing, allowing them to boost a specific characters ratings. This behavior is against our Terms of Service and is something that players have to endure and we have to combat every season. With Season…
SWTOR: Game Update 5.9.2: Galactic Legend Patch notes
Here are the patch notes for SWTOR Game update 5.9.2 Galactic Legend Highlights New Stronghold: The Rishi Hideout – Escape the daily grind of galactic life by traveling to your own personal slice of paradise! This Stronghold features multiple customizable structures, a flying Patrol Carrier, a cliffside apartment, and its own private beach. Plus, for the first time, Player versus Player gameplay is fully supported inside the Stronghold, allowing for 1-on-1, Team Deathmatch, and even Huttball scenarios! New Arena: The Mandalorian Battle Ring – Conquer your foes with the ferocity and skill of the infamous Mandalorian warriors in this new arena! Warzone and Matchmaking Changes – Numerous improvements have been made to increase the frequency of Warzone matches and ensure that all matches are more fun and engaging. Double XP Event from 8/7 through 8/19 – The popular Double XP event is back, earn double XP, CXP, and more! Cartel Market A new slot…
SWTOR: New Stronghold: Rishi Hideout
The guys over at Bioware has published a new blog article with details on the new Rishi Stronghold. If you’ve already been following the news from the Public Test Server, this should be nothing new to you. Check it out: In Game Update 5.9.2 “Galactic Legend”, we will be introducing the newest Galactic Stronghold to Star Wars™: The Old Republic™, The Rishi Hideout. This Rishi Stronghold has a lot of unique and innovative features, like being able to host your own PvP battles, that aren’t present in any other Stronghold! This blog will help you learn everything you need to know about how to get into your own beach front paradise and all of the great features that come along with it. The first thing you will need to do is head to the “Stronghold and Crew Skills” section of your nearest faction Fleet. There you will find a terminal where you can purchase your…
SWTOR Final Patch Notes and Info
Here is the last round of patch notes for Patch 5.9.2 on the PTS. This should be the last update before the game update goes live. Hey folks, Here we are again, round 2 of final changes . In all seriousness, thank you all for your continued feedback! You should expect that the next PTS build will go live either tomorrow or Saturday. General All items that require a Cartel Market Reputation should now properly check that requirement against the players Underworld Exchange Reputation (for real this time). Arena Players can no longer use traversal abilities, such as Force Leap, to approach characters who are flying through the air due to using a jump pad. Rishi Stronghold Decorations should now properly block line of sight. The secret cave has been transformed into a room that can be unlocked. This new room unlock leads to a 3 bedroom apartment. A new “options”…
SWTOR Update 5.9.2 – Galactic Legend Release Moved to August 7
BioWare just announced, that the upcoming expansion 5.9.2 to Star Wars: The old republic, named “Galactic Legends”. will be pushed back 7 days. Update 5.9.2 – Galactic Legend Release Moved to August 7 | 07.25.2018, 08:35 PM Hello everyone! Thanks to all of the amazing and constructive feedback you’ve shared with us as part of this PTS cycle, the SWTOR dev team has determined some needed improvements to key functionality as well as areas where we want to put a little more time and polish into the Rishi Hideout Stronghold to ensure the update is as awesome as possible. To that end, we are pushing the release date for 5.9.2 – Galactic Legend back one week to August 7, 2018. We will also be releasing one last update to PTS to help test out these high-priority items along with various other bugfixes that have been made; we’re aiming to make that available before…
SWTOR: Season 9 Ranked PvP Reward
Are you ready for SWTOR PVP Season 9? Here are the season 9 Ranked PvP rewards from the team over at Bioware Austine. Check it out: Greetings PvPers! Season 9 of Ranked PvP is set to end with the launch of Game Update “Galactic Legend” 5.9.2 on July 31st. Seasonal rewards are based on your highest Solo or Group Ranked Rating when the Season ends, so be sure to get in there and compete on the Ranked Leaderboards! Let’s take a look at the reward tiers and their rewards: Bronze Tier (Rating 1250 – 1499) Bronze Season 9 Battle Flag Bronze Season 9 Frame Decoration 25,000 Ranked Season 9 Tokens Bronze Season 9 Character Portrait Flair Bronze Season 9 Title – “[Player Name] the Skilled” Silver Tier (Rating 1500 – 1749) Silver Season 9 Battle Flag Silver Season 9 Frame Decoration 85,000 Ranked Season 9 Tokens Silver Season 9 Character Portrait…
SWTOR Patch 5.9.2 PTS Final Build and Notes
BioWare posted the final set of patch notes for the Patch 5.9.2 currently on Public Test server. This is what we can expect to come with the next live game update. Check it out: Quick update, we are almost a wrap on PTS! Again, we cannot thank you all enough for the time you have spent testing 5.9.2. Your feedback has been invaluable in getting us to this point. The plan right now is that we will have our final PTS patch either later today or tomorrow. We are going to focus the last stage of testing on: Rishi Stronghold Mandalorian Battle Ring I am going to close and make new feedback threads for both of those topics to ensure we get feedback from the most recent version of PTS. Note that feedback you give from this round of changes may not be fully captured in the 5.9.2 release, but…
SWTOR Cartel Bazaar vendors reputation change
Eric Musco has informed the community that Bioware will be merging all the cartel bazaar vendor reputations into one come with game update 5.9.2. Here is the news: Hey folks, We wanted to address some of the questions we are seeing in this thread. As many of you in the thread already guessed, in 5.9.2 we will be combining all existing Cartel Market Reputations into one, the Underworld Exchange. Let’s talk about why we are making this change and how it will work. Why Combine the Reputations? Having all of the older Reputations wasn’t really serving a purpose anymore. Since we are direct selling most CM items and with the implementation of the Ultimate Pack we haven’t been bringing back embargoed packs. This means there is no availability for players to get these Reputations. This also creates an issue for Cartel Market Certificates since they aren’t consistent in how you acquire…
SWTOR PTS Update – 7/13/2018
Here are the latest patch notes from the SWTOR Public test servers. This patch bringes changes to Warzone and Arena medals. Another change with today’s patch, Warzone and Arena medal changes. We want to readjust the medal values based on the actual state of PvP we are seeing in the data. Here are the changes: Warzone Medal Changes Combatant – 500,000 Damage Dealt (was 240,000) Destroyer – 1,000,000 Damage Dealt (was 2,000,000) Demolisher – 5,000 Damage Single Hit (was 4,500) Annihilator – 10,000 Damage Single Hit (was 9,000) Healer – 750,000 Healed (was 400,000) Savior – 1,500,000 Healed (was 3,000,000) Medic – 9,000 Single Heal (was 5,000) Trauma Surgeon – 18,000 Single Heal (was 10,000) Shield – 250,000 Defense (was 300,000) Protector – 500,000 Defense (was 2,000,000) Guardian – 20,000 Defense in 1 Life (was 5,000) Paladin – 80,000 Defense in 1 Life (was 20,000) Arena Medal Changes Combatant –…
SWTOR: Season 9 Rewards
Eric Musco took over the forums, to list the rewards for Season 9 in Star Wars: The old Republic. Check it out: Below you will find the current plan for the Season 9 Rewards. The token rewards and item costs are still subject to change. Here we go: Bronze: 1250 – 1499 Bronze Season 9 Battle Flag Bronze Season 9 Frame Decoration 25,000 Ranked Season 9 Tokens Bronze Season 9 Character Portrait Flair Bronze Season 9 Title – “[Player Name] the Skilled” Silver: 1500 – 1749 Silver Season 9 Battle Flag Silver Season 9 Frame Decoration 85,000 Ranked Season 9 Tokens Silver Season 9 Character Portrait Flair Silver Season 9 Title – “[Player Name] the Adept” Bronze Season 9 Title – “[Player Name] the Skilled” Gold: 1750+ Gold Season 9 Battle Flag Gold Season 9 Frame Decoration 250,000 Ranked Season 9 Tokens Gold Season 9 Character Portrait Flair Gold Season…
SWTOR: Revised Huttball changes
Eric Musco just updated the communnity on the upcomming changes to Huttball: Planned Warzone Changes Part 2 Hey folks, Based on all of the feedback we have been reading in this thread, we are going to be walking back some of our proposed Huttball changes along with adding a few new ones. Let’s start with what we are not doing: We will no longer apply Hinder to the ball carrier. Ball carriers will once again move at 67% move speed (down from 80%) Although we are fine with tanks being the best ball carriers while under the effects of Hinder, we hear your concerns that these changes could cause Huttball to become a stalemate too often. We are also sensitive over your feeling that certain Classes would be too limited and unable to defend themselves while carrying the Huttball, since many defensive capabilities are tied to movement abilities for several…
Celebrate EA Play to Give 2018 and get a Droid Mini-Pet
As part of EA’s Play to Give campaign, BioWare as part of the EA corporation, is partnering with three charitable organizations: the United Nation’s HeForShe, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, and Ditch the Label. These nonprofits strive to create a world where everyone can play and feel welcomed. Check out the news below: Celebrate EA Play to Give 2018 From Friday, June 1, 2018, through Sunday, June 3, 2018, anyone who joins the battle in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ and completes three group missions will earn the new MB-6 Micro-Defender Droid Mini-Pet and celebrate the EA Play to Give campaign!* Through EA Play to Give, we’re celebrating the importance of inclusion and play and the positive connections it makes for all the diverse players around the world. Help us celebrate what everyone in our galactic community contributes to our galaxy! Next weekend, team up with friends new and old in…
SWTOR Game Update 5.9.1 Patch Notes
Here are the patch notes for Game Update 5.9.1 released today: Highlights Double Rewards Event – Enjoy a full week of double rewards: XP, Command XP, and much more from 5/22 through 5/31. Nar Shadda Nightlife – Set course for Nar Shaddaa this summer, as the Hutts open their doors for the greatest spectacle this side of the Outer Rim. The Nar Shaddaa Nightlife Event returns from 5/22 through 6/30. General Corrected an issue where the travel button would not work for players who acquired [Solo] The Nathema Conspiracy from Activity Finder. Players will no longer be able to complete the “Cantina Crawl” Achievement earlier than intended. Darth Hexid can now only be redeemed from Collections one time per character. Dark Side Jaesa has stopped sending threatening emails to everyone in the galaxy. Classes +Combat General Shadows and Assassins will no longer remain in combat after using Force Cloak if they have…
SWTOR: 2018 summer roadmap
A few hours ago, SWTOR’s game producer Keith Kannet from BioWare Austine, published the developers summer Roadmap. In this he details the studio plans and development of the game over the summer. Check it out below: Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ – Summer Roadmap 2018 Hi everyone- This Roadmap coincides with my first full year as the Lead Producer for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ and I’m excited to have the opportunity to share our Summer Roadmap with you. As I’ve mentioned throughout the last year, the team’s priority will continue to be providing fun story-driven gameplay with a variety of multiplayer Star Wars™ battles while making Quality of Life improvements. We recently released Game Update 5.9 – The Nathema Conspiracy, which brought an end to the Traitor storyline. We hope you’ve enjoyed your interactions with Theron Shan. We’ve met with a lot of players, influencers, press, did Livestreams, held Cantinas, received lots of…
SWTOR Patch Notes 5.9a
Here are the patch notes for Game Update 5.9a. The patch is currently being deployed. General Fixed an issue that caused the progress for certain Achievements to randomly reset after patch 5.9. Achievements that were previously affected by this have now been restored. The objective “Crafting: Invasion Force” no longer automatically completes when the player receives an Invasion Force item. Fixed an issue with completed Daily Conquest Objectives resetting when logging onto another character. Completed Daily Objectives can now only be completed once per day for each Legacy. The Gravestone should no longer be visible after completing The Nathema Conspiracy in solo-story mode. Timezone(s) Start Time End Time UTC Offset Wellington May 10, 2018 08:00 pm May 10, 2018 11:00 pm +12:00 Australia/Brisbane, Australia/Sydney May 10, 2018 06:00 pm May 10, 2018 09:00 pm +10:00 Australia/Adelaide May 10, 2018 05:30 pm May 10, 2018 08:30 pm +09:30 Tokyo May 10,…
SWTOR: Best Smuggler Lines and Funny Moments
Are you a big fan of the Smuggler? Of all the characters in SWTOR, the Smuggler may be one of the most fun. The story is great, the dialogue is hilarious, and it’s a good time all around. “If I die, I want to be buried with my ship!” “I only work for one person: ME.” Yes, the Smuggler has some of the best lines in the game. If you haven’t played through the Smuggler storyline yet, this might be a bit spoilery – but if you have, you’ll probably remember these moments as some of your favorites, too. It’s a fun mashup and it comes in under 15 minutes so it’s not like it’s going to take up your whole afternoon to give it a quick watch. If you love the Smuggler, check out this fun video compilation of the best Smuggler lines in SWTOR: There you have it!…
SWTOR patch 5.9 marks the conclusion of the whole KOTFE/KOTET expansions, new direction ahead
Creative Director for Star Wars: The Old Republic Charles Boyd, was busy tweeting earlier today. As SWTOR patch 5.9 marks the conclusion of the whole KOTFE/KOTET expansions Charles Boyd promises a different journey for the upcoming expansion. Happy 5.9 day folks! I’ve been helping family with some hard stuff this week (and continuing to do so) so I apologise for being less responsive than I’d like in Musco’s absence. So don’t hesitate to share your thoughts! Just know that if I don’t get right back to you, it’s not personal. Really hard to believe we’re at the end of KotFE/KotET; I’m so proud of our amazing team and the passion, creativity, and dedication they’ve shown all this time Hopefully you’ve enjoyed the ride! Either way, the next step in your characters’ journeys will be pretty different from the last couple of years and I’m really excited about sharing more about this new story and its…
SWTOR: Patch Notes for Game Update 5.9
Here are the patch notes for SWTOR game update 5.9. Highlights Flashpoint: The Nathema Conspiracy – The traitor saga reaches its dramatic conclusion on the planet Nathema as you face a deadly enemy determined to obliterate your entire Alliance. There will also be a Double Rewards Event running from during this time! Returning Companion: Felix Iresso – Consulars will learn the tragic circumstances that have kept their longtime ally from fighting at their side as he always had before. Returning Companions: Akaavi Spar & Mako – Bounty Hunter ally Mako and Smuggler crew member Akaavi have joined forces to become a dangerous duo of bounty hunters in their own right! General The following changes are being made to Conquest Objectives: Increasing point gains for Repeatable and Daily Repeatable Objectives. Low Repeatable increased by about 41.2%, now 120, up from 85 Medium Repeatable increased by about 38.5%, now 180, up from…
Celebrate May the 4th in #SWTOR
The guys over at Bioware Austine, just announced the upcoming May the 4th promotions and subscriber rewards! Get your M4-Y7 Astromech Droid mini-pet, TF-4 Rampage Speeder and Double Rewards Event (2XP) In honor of the upcoming May the 4th Star Wars™ holiday, we are rewarding players for their epic support. Amp your Star Wars™ adventure with the New M4-Y7 Astromech Droid login reward, new Premium player speeder plus Double XP! Log in by May 7th to qualify for your very own M4-Y7 Astromech Droid Mini-Pet!* A deeply loyal and rugged Droid, the M4-Y7 Astromech Droid is known for its steadfast and stoic reliability. No matter how far your adventures take you across the galaxy, the M4-Y7 is your “DBFF” (Droid Best Friend Forever)! Your new Astromech Droid can be claimed beginning May 9, 2018 at 11:59PM PDT (May 10, 2018 at 6:58PM GMT) through your in-game mail. Be a Premium Player as of May…